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AirlinesAlitalia: Lufthansa will be the last beach for the carrier?
Concrete negotiations only if the plan for Delta and Air France-KLM will fails
The heads of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS), led by the Director of the Administration Tax and Control Roberto Mannozzi and the Director of Strategies Fabrizio Favara, together with the consultants of Mediobanca... more
AirlinesRyanair: cutting to hubs and connections?
Risk or concrete probability for the future?
The second "profit warning" declared by the low-cost carrier Ryanair is questioning the future of some of the less profitable routes. For the Irish airline the first problem had been the many strikes that... more
AirlinesAvianca Brasil: 20% of the aircraft fleet at ground
Despite the agreement with the lessor to extend the deadline of 15 days
Avianca Brasil, last Monday, had reached an agreement with the lessor of the aircraft in the fleet which have granted another 15 days to the airline in order to pay the arrears installments and not be... more
AirlinesNorwegian Air: closure of some flights and hubs
Among the cuttings there is also that of the Rome-Fiumicino airport
Economic problems continue also for the low-cost carrier Norwegian Air, which is expected to cut some connections and bases in some European and US airports in the near future. A decision explained to... more
AirlinesJet Airways: a debt restructuring plan is being examined
It presented to creditors, with Etihad guarantee
From the Indian state bank they assured that the future of Jet Airways -even less in the short term- could be safe, because the carrier's creditors would be considering a corporate and financial restructuring... more
AirlinesJet Airways: Etihad next to take over 49% of the carrier
First step towards the acquisition of the majority
Jet Airways would be dealing with its creditors so as to solve the problems related to the debt, also because Etihad Airways seem intent on increasing the shareholding to 49%. According to "CNBC-TV 18"... more
AirlinesNon-stop from Hamburg Airport to Lake Constance
SUN-AIR celebrated inaugural flight for daily service to Friedrichshafen
The Danish airline, SUN-AIR, returned to Hamburg Airport this week with two daily flights to Friedrichshafen. SUN-AIR has been active in regional air transport for 40 years, and has been a British Airways... more
AirlinesJet Airways (2). Qatar Airways will not partecipate
The CEO al-Baker explains the reasons
Qatar Airways CEO Akbar al-Baker denied the rumors regarding a possible participation of the carrier in the rescue of Jet Airways, specifying that it will not be done since a substantial part of the shares... more
AirlinesAir Canada interested in narrow-body (and long-range) aircraft
Real possibilities will be assessed during the year
Air Canada sees with great interest the possibility that Boeing and Airbus develop narrow-body aircraft capable of long range flight, especially because it would allow both to reduce the costs related... more
AirlinesJet Airways: will Etihad submit a tender?
President of the carrier in crisis ready to take a step back
It seems that for the airline in economic difficulties Jet Airways there is a possibility of remaining operational. Etihad Airways' management would be willing to increase its stake in the airline by increasing... more
AirlinesAir France: A-340 aircraft will fly in Joon livery until 2021
Problems also for the non-editable configuration of 6 A-350
There are not certain dates yet for the definitive reabsorption of the Joon carrier in Air France, but most likely it will take a few months if not years until the company wanted by the former CEO of Air... more
AirlinesPost-Brexit: carriers must comply with EU rules
Commissioner Bulc's letter addressed to those who have not yet taken preventive measures
The European Commission has sent a letter to the 27 countries of the European Union to explain what measures must be taken for air transport when the United Kingdom leaves the EU. Among these indications... more
AirlinesJet Airways: leasing companies ask back some planes?
Also stop the deliveries of the B-737 MAX
Some companies would have asked Jet Airways to pay the installments of the debts contracted or they will proceed to request the leased planes back, especially because a new postponement -after that of... more
AirlinesJoon closure. Financial analysts support the Smith's decision
From the next days connections will be operated by Air France aircraft
The decision taken by the CEO of the Air France-KLM Group Benjamin Smith to close the airline Joon and reinstate it in Air France was viewed positively by the financial analysts of the world's leading... more
AirlinesFlybe: does the Virgin Atlantic carrier buy it?
It will use combined with transatlantic flights
Virgin Atantic, together with Stobart and Cyrus, would have concluded an agreement -according to the British press- to complete the acquisition of the British regional carrier Flybe, in financial crisis... more
AirlinesAlitalia: passenger revenue growth continues in 2018
December thirteenth month in a row of increase
Alitalia's traffic-passenger revenues continue to improve: the Italian carrier recorded its thirteenth consecutive month of growth in December, with an increase of 5.3% compared to the same period of the... more
AirlinesEtihad: 50 pilots will be fired in January?
Plan for financial rehabilitation and restructuring of the carrier
Etihad Airways should fire 50 pilots, by the end of January, due to the economic losses suffered by the carrier last year, which would have forced the management to take this decision in order to avoid... more
AirlinesAlitalia. Elbers (KLM): "We work to insert it in the transatlantic joint-venture"
"Only by forming alliances it will be possibile to beat the competition"
Is there a backfire for Alitalia by the Air France-KLM Group? According to the CEO of Klm Pieter Elbers at "Il Sole 24 Ore", the Group's management, which brings together two of the leading Italian carriers,... more
AirlinesJoon: reinstatement in Air France in the next weeks
To resolve union question for flight attendants
In the coming weeks, Joon will return to be incorporated into Air France, after it was created in July 2017 by the former CEOs of Air France-KLM Jean-Marc Janaillac and the French carrier Franck Terner... more
AirlinesAlitalia, on-time performance and completion factor in 2018
According to an independent US company
Alitalia ranked second most punctual airline in Europe and eighth in the world in 2018 with 83.2 per cent of flights landed on schedule. Its on-time performance was for the twelve months of 2018 always... more
AirlinesAlitalia-Delta: management of the US carrier divided
Hauenstein and Bastian would see the investment in a different perspective
The manager of Delta Air Lines would be divided as regards the possible investment to be made in the plan of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) for the relaunch of Alitalia. President Glen Hauenstein and CEO Ed... more
AirlinesHong Kong Airlines: emergency plan if the carrier fails
The government of the city-State prepares for every eventuality
The Hong Kong government is considering an emergency plan in case the Hong Kong Airlines should fail -due to the HNA Group's debts- during the Chinese New Year's peak period on February 5, providing that... more
AirlinesIAG: problems for the operation of carriers?
For Brussels they would all be extra-EU after Brexit
IAG (International Airlines Group) -which includes Iberia, British Airways, Aer Lingus and Vueling- may not maintain operational rights for its carriers in both the UK and the European Union when there... more
AirlinesDelta Air Lines orders 15 additional A-220 aircraft
Increases its commitment to 90 airplanes, including first for -300
Delta Air Lines has ordered 15 additional A-220 aircraft, bringing to 90 the total of the new generation, fuel-efficient jetliners the world’s second-largest airline has on order. The additional orders a... more
AirlinesSouth African Airways: desperate attempt to save the carrier
The government would not favor a new State loan
South African Airways is trying to renegotiate debts to avert bankruptcy. To succeed in this arduous task, the country's president Cyril Ramaphosa is trying to convince the government of Pretoria to intervene... more
AirlinesRyanair: three days of strike in Spain
Cabin assistants of two unions will protest again
The beginning of the year for Ryanair could see new strikes by cabin crews, especially in Spain where two unions have called three days of protest to ask the Irish low-cost carrier to respect the constitution... more
AirlinesAlitalia: meeting today between FS and Delta Air Lines
Negotiations continue, but the times will be longer
A delegation made up of executives and financial consultants of Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) will be today in Atlanta to meet the leaders of Delta Air Lines, so as to speed up the negotiation that aims to... more
AirlinesCroatia: new air carrier since 2019?
Smile Air will initially focus on the medium range
This year a new Croatian carrier could take off, namely Smile Air which was -as reported by the newspaper "Poslovni dnevnik"- in the register of legal entities of Zagreb by 2017, but as explained by the... more
AirlinesJet Airways: bank loan to "save" the carrier?
Tomorrow will be a meeting between the company's top management and the debtors
Jet Airways would be very close to sign an agreement with the State bank of India for a new loan of $ 215 million that would allow it to re-enter precious cash at the cash desk, managing to pay back wages... more
AirlinesHong Kong Airlines: insurance company will no longer cover tickets
Direct consequence of the financial crisis of HNA
A Hong Kong insurance company -Blue Cross Asia-Pacific Insurance Ltd- decided to no longer cover any losses if Hong Kong Airlines, controlled by the HNA Group, will be liquidated. The choice made also... more